Looking for info on U.S labour strikes of the 30s

[howblackisyourflag]

A lot of people are angry that despite a major recession, little change or large organised protest is happening in most countries.

But if you compare whats going on now to the 1930s, the crash happened in 1929 and it wasnt until 33 or 34 before there were mass labour strikes and so on which led to the new deal.

Anyone have any specific info on the groups behind this organisation? Or exactly what went on in that period, wikipedia seems to mention everything about that time except the strikes and how they came about.

[KC]

Labor's Giant Step by Art Preis is really good. It's about the creation of the AFL-CIO and the massive strikes in the 20's/30's.

[syndicat]

"We Are All Leaders", edited by Staughton Lynd, has some excellent pieces about the worker organizations in that period, such as the trade union unity league, the independent union of all workers, the IWW inspired direct action on west coast ships. the independent union of all workers carried out the first sit down strike at Hormel's main plant in Austin, MN in 1933. this was created by Wobbly butchers. there were thousands of activists in various left organizations in the early '30s...CPers, SPers, IWWs, trots.

[Bonobo1917]

Art Preis, "Labor´s Giant Step" is well worth the effort. There is also "The Teamster rebellion", by Farrel Dobbs, about a very militant and succesful transport strike in Minneapolis in 1934. Exciting to read as well!
Then, there is Daniel Guerin's overview of the workers'movement in the USA", with relevant chapters on the thirties: "100 years of labor in the USA". Also useful: "The politics of U.S. Labor", David Milton. Howard Zinn, in his famous "A People's History of the United States", also writes about workers' resistance in the thirties.

[NoOneIsIllegal]

If I remember correctly, Subterranean Fire: A History of Working-Class Radicalism in the United States by Sharon Smith was very informative. Plenty of details about workers, unions, and the radicalization of that time.